Identifier Number NS029161
Title An t-Alltan Dubh
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First Line Chorus Tha dìl' an-diugh san alltan dubh
First Line Verse Tha 'n t-alltan dubh cho bagarrach
Classifications Ballad , Nature
Subjects hunting , stream , flood , musket
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name Dòmhnall
Composer Last Name Friseal
Composer Patronymic
Composer Dates d. 1880
Composer Gender Male
Community Loch Broom
County
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Angus Gillis , Christine McLellan
Singer Location Gillisdale
Date Recorded 1961
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 3921 / AR 5994 / MF289.848
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 42
Notes 2 The singer sings all of the verses in the book with variances in verses 1, 3, 4, and 5. The singer also sings an additional verse not featured in the book.
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